BuffTimers (For OpenMW)
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.0% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #91 of 102 User Interface mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Buff Timers for OpenMW overview
Lua scripts that puts buff and debuffs onto the screen.
Requires OpenMW Development build 0. 49 or later.
DESCRIPTION
There are 2 separate icon windows one for buffs and one for debuffs that can be user configured to limit the total buffs, how many buffs per row, size, and font colors.
Each buff window can be re-positioned to anywhere on the HUD by just clicking and dragging the window box. Set the display box setting to 'Yes' to see the buff box space, while you have no buffs or debuffs present. If click and drag doesn't work open inventory or console then attempt moving buff/debuff boxes.
V1. 1. 0 Notes:
- Added ability to combine Buffs & Debuffs into a single display box
- Added individual scaling options for text, icons, alias/magnitude text
- Can modify display to hide alias/magnitudes, can change position to top, or bottom
- Timer can be displayed on top, mid, or bottom.
- Various tooltip fixes/improvements.
- Added ability to revise keybinds for saving, resetting, and showing placement box.
(Keybinds can be unbound completely, and support controller gamepad input as well.)
V1. 1. 3 Notes:
Various fixes for bugs / errors.
Installation instructions:
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[]Download and extract the contents to your desired folder. (e.g. C:/users/games/OpenMW/mods/)[/]
[]Enable the mod in your OpenMW launcher or alternatively add content=BuffTimers.omwscripts to content= section and file path to data= inside your OpenMW.cfg file. (e.g. data="C:/users/games/OpenMW/Mods/BuffTimers")
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IF you don't use any other UI files for OpenMW the do as follows:[]
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]Locate where you have installed OpenMW[/][
]Backup the resources folder, this will make it very easy to uninstall later[/][
]Copy and paste the openmw_hud.layout file from /optional files into /resources/vfs/mygui folder, replace existing file.
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]Locate where you have installed OpenMW[/]
[]Backup the resources folder, this will make it very easy to uninstall later[/]
[]Locate /resources/vfs/mygui/openmw_hud.layout file open in text editor of choice.[/]
[]Find the section for:
<Widget type="Widget" skin="HUD_Box_Transparent" position="199 168 20 20" align="Right Bottom" name="EffectBox">
</Widget>[/]
[]Copy and Paste the following line between the 2 lines of code:
<Property key="Size" value="0,0"/>[/]
[]Save File
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BuffTimers for OpenMW adds buff and debuff effect icons to the UI, complete with timers and dynamic effects for all spell effects. It's a lightweight UI enhancement for OpenMW players who want better visibility of active effects. With 163 endorsements and recent updates, it's a community-approved quality-of-life mod.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 163 endorsements and over 5,400 downloads
- Recently updated (October 2025) — likely compatible with current OpenMW builds
- Lightweight UI mod that doesn't overhaul the whole interface
⚠️ Cons
- Only works with OpenMW, not the original Morrowind engine
- No screenshots or detailed feature list in the description — you're going in somewhat blind
For OpenMW players who want to track active spell effects at a glance without digging through menus. If you're a purist using the original Morrowind engine, skip this — it's OpenMW only. Also skip if you prefer minimal UI clutter, since this adds icons to your screen.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you're running OpenMW, not the original Morrowind executable — this mod won't work otherwise.
- If you're new to OpenMW modding, place the mod's files in your OpenMW data directory and enable it in the launcher's content list.
- Check the mod's forum or comments section for any known issues or setup notes, since the description is sparse.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- Nitro
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Downloads
- 5,486
- Endorsements
- 163
- Category
- User Interface
- Created
- 10/4/2024
- Updated
- 10/23/2025
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